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Jenny McLeod  

Tone Clock Piece VII

Duration: 03' 20" Year: 1989
for piano

Ross Harris  

Variation

Duration: 13' 00" Year: 1983
for solo piano

  • Programme Note

    Written at Waikanae beach, ‘Variation’ was inspired by the natural environment. Rapidly evolving, elaborate patterns are a feature of the work. Chromatic textures reflect wind and surf, swirling, then pause for breath before hurtling off again, intentionally avoiding metered structures. Harris has always viewed the work as a ‘New Zealand piece’, although commentators from the period labelled it as belonging to the European art music tradition. The artist’s response: “I was thinking about New Zealand things. Sea, wind”. David Guerin gave the first performance of ‘Variation’ in 1982, but the technical challenges of the work have meant that it has seen few performances since.

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Nigel Keay  

Variations

Duration: 11' 00" Year: 1985
for piano

John Psathas  

Waiting for the Aeroplane

Duration: 07' 00" Year: 1988
for piano

Gary Daverne  

Waltz for Stephanie

Duration: 02' 00" Year: 1989
for accordion